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John Stewart Herrington (born May 31, 1939) is an American Republican politician and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Energy under Ronald Reagan during his second term.
John Stewart Herrington (* 31. Mai 1939 in Los Angeles) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Politiker, der dem Kabinett von US-Präsident Ronald Reagan während dessen zweiter Amtszeit als Energieminister angehörte.
12. Nov. 2023 · For Native American Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we bring you the story of John Herrington, a decorated naval officer and trailblazing astronaut.
1. Nov. 2019 · When astronaut John Herrington made his voyage to space aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour’s STS-113 mission, he became the first Native American in space. An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation , Herrington carried its flag on his 13-day trip to space, as well as several personal items with him.
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Herrington was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, into the Chickasaw Nation. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Riverton, Wyoming, and Plano, Texas, where he graduated from Plano Senior High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado Colorado Springsbefore receiving his commission in the United State...
Herrington received his commission in the U.S. Navy from the Aviation Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in March 1984. In March 1985 he was designated a Naval Aviator and proceeded to Patrol Squadron Thirty-One (VP-31) at Moffett Field, California for training in the P-3C Orion. His first operational assignment was wi...
Selected by NASA in April 1996, Herrington reported to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation, and qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. Herrington was assigned to the Flight Support Branch of the Astronaut Officewhere he served as a member of the Astronaut Support Per...
In September 2005, Herrington resigned from NASA to become Vice President/Director of flight Operations for Rocketplane Limited, Inc., where he replaced Mitchell Burnside Clapp. He was also to serve as the pilot of the XP Spaceplane. Herrington also provides part-time support for the Center for Space Studies at the University of Colorado at Colorad...
In 2008, Herrington embarked on a cross-country bicycle ride through the United States from Cape Flattery, Washington, to Cape Canaveral, Florida. The ride took three months, from August 13 to November 15, 2008.
Herrington was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2017, Herrington was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.In 2018, he became one of the inductees in the first induction ceremony held by the National Native American Hall of Fame.
In 2016 Herrington authored a children's book called Mission to Spacepublished by White Dog Press, a secondary imprint of Chickasaw Press. In the book, Herrington shares his passion for space travel and provides a glimpse into his astronaut training and mission to the International Space Station. The book includes an English to Chickasaw vocabulary...
Herrington currently travels the nation speaking to students, educators, nonprofits and corporations on an array of topics originating from his unique background in STEM and aviation. He is managed by Key Speakers Bureau.
This article incorporates public domain material from JOHN BENNETT HERRINGTON (PDF). NASA. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
22. Apr. 2021 · Chickasaw John Herrington went from climbing cliffs as a surveyor to becoming the first Indigenous astronaut to fly in space.
1. Mai 1996 · Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics von der University of Colorado, 1983; Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering von der U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1995; Fregattenkapitän der US-Navy (ausgeschieden); Testpilot; erster amerikanischer Astronaut indianischer Abstammung (Chickasaw); Hobbys: Bergsteigen, Skifahren (Winter ...
